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UT Master Horse Program

The Master Horse Owner Program is virtual. It is geared towards adults, but high school students may benefit from the program as well. Open to anyone, regardless of what state they live in...
12/11/2020

Trainers’ elect new officers and board members

The Walking Horse Trainers’ Association held its annual membership meeting on Friday December 11, 2020, at the Blue Ribbon Circle Club on the show grounds of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Due to current circumstances with the Covid-19 pandemic the WHTA canceled their annual banquet.
12/11/2020

Obituary – Hunter Reavis

Harvey Hunter Reavis, 77, passed away, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Duke University Hospital. Born February 10, 1943 in Henderson, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Archie Reavis Sr and Nannie Floyd Reavis...
12/10/2020

Equine Obituary – Master Wilkes

Master Wilkes was humanely laid to rest December 8, 2020.  He was owned by Keith and Angela Hayes of Wartrace Tennessee. Wilkes brought the Hayes family a year of excitement, as he was their first performance horse. 
12/9/2020

Obituary – Joan Wood Beard

Joan Wood Beard, 80, of Troy, Alabama, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  She was born November 1, 1940 in Troy, Alabama, the second child of James Lamar and Elise Thompson Wood of Goshen, Alabama.
12/8/2020

Obituary – Rusty Hyneman

William Russell "Rusty" Hyneman was born on July 25, 1964, in Kansas City, MO. He's the son of John and Jeanne Cox Hyneman. He and his brother Kevin were raised in the Memphis area, attending Southaven High School and Memphis State.
12/7/2020

Urad resigns; takes over as Executive Director

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) held its annual International Board of Directors’ meeting via Zoom on Saturday December 5, 2020. The meeting was a short one beginning at 9:00AM and adjourning just minutes later...
12/7/2020

Rising Star Ranch December Digital Sale going on now

Rising Star Ranch is currently hosting their December Digital Sale of weanlings and broodmares now on their website www.attherisingstar.com....
12/7/2020

WHTA Auxiliary December meeting information

Due to the rise of COVID-19 and the WHTA not holding their annual banquet, the WHTA Auxiliary has decided to postpone their December meeting to a later date in December. Members, please watch for information on a Zoom meeting to take place later in the month. 
12/7/2020

TWHBEA meets via Zoom to close the year

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) held their annual general membership meeting on December 4, 2020, via zoom due to the conditions surrounding the surge in Covid19 cases. The International Board of Directors will convene briefly on December 5, 2020, however the full meeting and election will resume on February 6, 2021.
12/7/2020

Vilsack emerges as top choice for USDA

Reports in many of the news organizations, including Politico, Tom Vilsack has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden’s top pick for Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack was the former Iowa governor and served as the Agriculture secretary for eight years under the Obama administration. 
12/7/2020

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12/4/2020

WHTA Board of Directors and General Membership Meeting

The Walking Horse Trainers' Association Board of Directors and General Membership meeting will be held December 11, 2020 at the Blue Ribbon Circle Club on the Celebration Grounds...
12/3/2020

WHAA to host annual awards banquet

The WHAA Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 30, at 5:00 pm at Stone Bridge Farms in the Browne Stone Centre, 281 County Road 717, Cullman, AL 35055.
12/3/2020

Happy Holidays!

I don’t know about the rest of you but I am definitely ready for this year to end! What started as so normal couldn’t have ended any differently. I would venture to guess that for most of us this is the craziest time we have experienced in our lives...
12/2/2020